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Gideon Lee Yu (born May 14, 1971)〔http://birthdatabase.com〕 is a Korean-American sports executive and a high technology investor and advisor. Yu is currently the Co-Owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team. He was previously the team president. In 2012, Yu became the first President of color in the history of the National Football League.〔(NFL scores A for racial hiring ). ''ESPN'', October 22, 2013〕 Prior to his career in professional sports management, Yu was a high-technology executive, most notably as the Chief Financial Officer of both Facebook〔(Facebook Hires Gideon Yu as Chief Financial Officer ). ''Wall Street Journal'', July 25, 2007〕 and YouTube〔(YouTube Hires Gideon Yu as Chief Financial Officer ). TheStreet.com, September 3, 2006〕 as well as the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Yahoo.〔(Yahoo Executive Officers )〕 ==Career== Gideon graduated from the University School of Nashville in 1989,〔()〕 followed by Stanford University, majoring in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. In 1989, he received the First Place Grand Award in Environmental Science at the 40th International Science and Engineering Fair.〔(Businessweek Bio on Gideon Yu )〕 In his time with the 49ers, Yu led the team's efforts in financing Levi’s Stadium, including securing an $850 million stadium construction loan, the largest ever in professional sports, a $200 million financing package from the NFL and the largest long-term stadium financing in NFL history. Yu also directed the 49ers drive to accelerate the opening date of Levi’s Stadium from the 2015 to 2014 season.〔(San Francisco 49ers Front Office Staff ). ''49ers.com''〕 Perhaps the most notable distinction during Yu's tenure at the San Francisco 49ers, however, is that he is the first President of color of any team in the history of the National Football League.〔 Prior to joining the San Francisco 49ers football team, Yu was a General Partner at Khosla Ventures,〔(Khosla Ventures raises $1b+ and hires Gideon Yu as Partner ). ''New York Times'', August 31, 2009〕 where he led the firm's investment in Square and was the founding outside board member (Yu's board seat was later transferred to Vinod Khosla).〔(Vinod Khosla Succeeds Gideon Yu as Board Member of Square )〕 Previously, Gideon was the Chief Financial Officer of Facebook.〔(Facebook Hires Yu as Chief Financial Officer ). ''Wall Street Journal'', July 25, 2007〕 Upon Yu’s hiring, Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, speaking with the Wall Street Journal, said: "I consider it kind of a coup that we were able to recruit him here.” Yu led the $375 million investment round〔(Microsoft Invests $240 million in Facebook at a $15 billion valuation ). ''New York Times'', October 25, 2007〕 from Microsoft and Hong-Kong billionaire Li Ka Shing〔(Li Ka Shing Invests $120 million in Facebook at a $15 billion valuation ). Reuters, March 27, 2008〕 at a then record $15 billion valuation. Zuckerberg further noted to the Wall Street Journal about Yu, “He's just excellent.”〔 Before Facebook, Gideon was a Partner at Sequoia Capital,〔(Gideon Yu becomes a Partner at Sequoia Capital ). VentureBeat, April 23, 2007〕 and was also the Chief Financial Officer at YouTube〔 where he negotiated〔(How the Google – YouTube Deal was signed ). Gawker, September 27, 2007〕 its $1.65 billion sale〔(Google Buys YouTube for $1.65 billion ). CNNMoney, October 9, 2006〕 to Google amidst a competitive auction for the company. Prior to YouTube, Gideon was the Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Finance for Yahoo〔(Yahoo Corporate Officers ). Yahoo 2005 Annual Report〕 where he executed over 30 acquisitions/investments for Yahoo, including Alibaba, Taobao, Overture, Inktomi, Flickr, del.icio.us and over $5 billion of capital markets transactions. Prior to Yahoo, Gideon was the Chief Financial Officer of NightFire Software (acquired by NeuStar, NYSE: NSR) and held positions at Disney, Hilton, and DLJ / CSFB. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gideon Yu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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